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General Discussion / Google.com
« on: February 25, 2010, 09:44:22 AM »
Yesyes, I know. More along the lines of sarcasm
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General Discussion / Google.com
« on: February 24, 2010, 10:09:42 AM »
It seems like the people at Google.com must really like us, since they always appear to be viewing the forums :-D
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The Flight Deck / Squawkbox Update packages
« on: February 24, 2010, 10:08:42 AM »
IMO, these updates are rather useless if not part of an actual official update. The vast majority of VATSIM users do not check the forums, and thus will be completely unaware of the availability of the download at all.
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The Flight Deck / Squawkbox Update packages
« on: February 23, 2010, 03:11:08 PM »Quote from: Norman Blackburn
This guys method is wrong on so many levels. Without others doing the hack we will end up with more aircraft not recognised. In SB terms thats a lot of flying triangles.
God I miss those flying triangles
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General Discussion / What we need to be discussing
« on: February 22, 2010, 06:42:58 PM »Quote from: Luke Kolin
I think the most reliable sign that you're old is when you start despairing about the next generation.
Cheers!
Luke
Old? I'm 24. Lol.
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General Discussion / What we need to be discussing
« on: February 22, 2010, 04:23:03 PM »Quote from: Scott DeWoody
As far as the handing out of certifications, I for one went through the training, did the OTS's failed and retook written exams, that's how you learn. There are some out there though, that want to be spoon fed everything, don't want to look things up, don't want to study, and expect to get the next level of cert, either globally or locally. How do you fix that?? Talk to their parents I guess, because you can try on here til you're blue in the face and you won't get through to some... it's called work ethic, and I guess if you've never worked, it's hard to have that ethic.
I also agree with this. Going back to my previously mentioned students who have transferred out of our ARTCC, when you go in to look at them, they repeat the pattern of behavior in wherever they transfer to. I agree with the thought that a certain ARTCC might not be the best fit for you, and training programs and requirements definitely do vary still, even with the implementation of GRP2.0, but there needs to be some understanding on the part of students that a basic level of competency and dedication still applies.
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General Discussion / What we need to be discussing
« on: February 22, 2010, 09:11:35 AM »Quote from: Wade Williams
Jeff,
Then why do we need ratings at all? Why don't we just let whomever wants to get on whatever position they want?
Personally, it would drive me away. If I can't fly under competent control, I might as well fly offline.
But again, I don't think we have solid evidence that constant staffing by "fun-having" (or even "no-fun serious") controllers would dramatically increase pilot count.
I think controller staffing is a part of the equation, but not the only one.
I second this. I think there's a really fine line we have to walk between being too restrictive, and being too lax, and from what I've observed, we do this fairly well. As for ratings being too hard to obtain, as in instructor in an ARTCC which is NOT the most stringent of them all, I've found there are a couple types of students. We have those that have dedicated themselves at least SOMEWHAT, and these students, who show at least some interest and willingness to learn, with rare exception, make it to the highest levels. But we also have those who feel that, since this is a hobby, they should immediately be an S3, C1, etc., and have had people transfer out because, after failing a test with a score of less than 50-60%, felt they were getting a "raw deal".
Now from my pilot side, logging 40+ hours a month on average minimum, I can't tell you how incredibly annoying it is to contact a center, and realize they are absolutely overwhelmed, and have very little idea of what they're supposed to be doing. All of our ARTCCs try their best to train controllers to meet all competencies, and all have failings with individuals at one point or another, that's the nature of the beast. But lowering our expectations? Honestly, if as a pilot, I didn't want competent controllers, I WOULD go fly on the Zone, or IVAO (:-D), but I do want these things, as a pilot. Our pilots are our end-users, and they want the best experience they can get, which doesn't result from us lowering our standards and having people incapable of handling traffic.
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